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http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/05/2017246/word-for-the-year.htmlThu, 05 Jan 2012 15:49 ESTI admit it, sometimes I let the little stuff get to me. And I further admit that sometimes I react to stressors and disappointments by using words that aren't very…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/09/05/1870254/im-moving-out.htmlMon, 05 Sep 2011 11:56 EDTSo Dan and I were at Harry’s, waiting for our lunch to arrive, and he leaned forward and said, “I’m moving out. Three of my buddies and I have found…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/07/27/1825837/school-supplies.htmlWed, 27 Jul 2011 12:00 EDTOne of my favorite things about going back to school when I was a kid was shopping for school supplies. Receiving that list of things we needed for the year…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/07/05/1800716/a-fond-farewell-to-a-faithful.htmlTue, 05 Jul 2011 12:59 EDTLast month, I had to put my sweet puppy boy, Spotty, to sleep. He was 16 and had a stroke. I first met Spotty about 13 years ago. He belonged…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/06/01/1759828/cold-war.htmlWed, 01 Jun 2011 11:52 EDTYou gotta love Kentucky. We go right from cold weather to summer, with just a smidgen of springtime to get us ready for hot weather. And the onset of summer…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/05/18/1744858/may-i-remind-you.htmlWed, 18 May 2011 16:32 EDTMay I remind you that the month is half over – the month when the weather is supposed to be warming up – and I still have my space heaters…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/04/28/1722581/watching-the-wedding.htmlThu, 28 Apr 2011 09:35 EDTI know a lot of people have gotten their fills of the Wills-and-Kate wedding hoopla and wouldn’t lose any sleep to get up and watch the ceremony this Friday at…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/04/18/1712053/is-god-playing-survivor.htmlMon, 18 Apr 2011 12:48 EDTI admit, albeit reluctantly, that I have gotten hooked on the reality TV show “Survivor.” I didn’t mean for this to happen. The show just kind of sucked me in…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/04/08/1701268/you-laugh-now.htmlFri, 08 Apr 2011 13:11 EDTDan and I have a generally good relationship. We banter and tease and tweak each other a lot. For example, this morning he said to me, “Why don’t you make…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/03/18/1676109/open-wide-the-windows.htmlFri, 18 Mar 2011 14:34 EDTAh, it’s here at last! The day I have been longing and looking for since the first chilly wind blew across the Bluegrass and I had to pull out my…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/03/11/1666615/10-things.htmlFri, 11 Mar 2011 09:35 ESTEach night before I go to sleep, I try to think of 10 things that happened during the previous day for which I am grateful. It’s fairly easy to find…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/03/01/1653388/how-dare-you-dis-this.htmlTue, 01 Mar 2011 10:02 ESTHow dare you ‘dis’ this I read some of the remarks bandied about in the recent debate about breastfeeding. It’s mind boggling to imagine anyone – especially women who have…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/02/18/1640779/watch-what-you-watch.htmlFri, 18 Feb 2011 17:42 ESTDan came out of the shower and gave me a startled look. “What are you watching? You have the saddest look on your face!” He stood in front of the…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/02/09/1628220/not-so-funny-anymore.htmlWed, 09 Feb 2011 09:26 ESTI admit it, I indulge in the guilty pleasure of watching America’s Funniest Home Videos. It’s hard to believe this show has been on TV for more than 20 years.

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/02/04/1622981/the-first-foray.htmlFri, 04 Feb 2011 09:36 ESTRemember how I told you Dan’s resolution for 2011 was to drag me, kicking and screaming, into the 21 st century and to cure what he calls my technophobia? Well,

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/26/1612098/it-was-a-gesture.htmlWed, 26 Jan 2011 10:45 ESTI had lunch with my friend, Anne, a few days ago. We had taken a class about pastoral care for older adults at seminary together. As we reminisced, Anne mentioned…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/19/1603935/see-the-tree.htmlWed, 19 Jan 2011 14:06 ESTSee the tree, how big it’s grown, But, friend, it hasn’t been too long it wasn’t big. I laughed at her and she got mad The first day that she…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/11/1595478/its-in-the-cards.htmlTue, 11 Jan 2011 18:41 ESTI have a handheld solitaire game that I really enjoy playing. It has both Klondike, the regular type of solitaire where you turn over three cards and move through the…

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http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/04/1586755/resolutions-too.htmlTue, 04 Jan 2011 10:32 ESTResolutions too I have such a nice son. He’s made my New Year’s resolution for me. For 2011, he has resolved to drag me, kicking and screaming, into the 21…